impeach

verb4

1. •
   To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.

   • President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1998, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.
2. •
   To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
3. •
   To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.
4. •
   To hinder, impede, or prevent.

   • These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land. — 1612